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Business News/ Budget 2019 / News/  PM Modi meets economists on growth, jobs, $5 trillion economy ahead of Budget
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PM Modi meets economists on growth, jobs, $5 trillion economy ahead of Budget

Narendra Modi took suggestions on boosting consumption and generating demand in the economy
  • Surprisingly Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was not present at this meeting
  • Home Minister Amit Shah, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present in the meetingPremium
    Home Minister Amit Shah, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present in the meeting

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a two-hour meeting on Thursday with over 30 industry experts and economists to review and take their views on steps to revive the Indian economy on growth and employment.

    PM Modi addressed the economists on the five-trillion-dollar economy target, people familiar with the matter said.

    The prime minister took suggestions on boosting consumption and generating demand in the economy. Home Minister Amit Shah, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present in the meeting.

    PM Narendra Modi with over 30 industry experts and economists to review the Indian economy
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    PM Narendra Modi with over 30 industry experts and economists to review the Indian economy (Photo: ANI)

    But surprisingly Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was not present at this meeting.

    DEA Cecretary Atanu Chakrabortty, Finance Secretary Rajeev Kumar, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant, PMEAC Chairman Bibek Debroy, non executive chairman of Punjab and Sind Bank Charanjit Singh, Sanjay Nair, Infia head KKR, a global private equity firm, and Bandhan Bank CEO Chandra Shekhar Ghosh also attended.

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    Published: 09 Jan 2020, 03:48 PM IST
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